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I strongly doubt if the average western consumer has any problem of choice. On that topic, Barry Schwartz has a very interesting TED talk, aptly titled: The Pa
by omeid2 10y ago
I strongly doubt if the average western consumer has any problem of choice.
On that topic, Barry Schwartz has a very interesting TED talk, aptly titled: The Paradox Of Choice. [1]
PS. See the toothbrush phone example? Yeah, that is now a thing. [2]
[1] https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_c...
[2] https://twitter.com/internetofshit/status/817531891494457345 https://twitter.com/internetofshit/status/817531891494457345
- tonyedgecombe 10y agoTry and buy a small television that doesn't suck, I tried and couldn't find anything.
- matthewmacleod 10y agoI think that's difficult to conclude. A good example might be the implementation of 'smart' features on televisions. I'd love to buy a no-nonsense television that I could simply plug in to an HDMI cable and have display whatever I throw at it. I have a cable box, AV receiver etc. that provide the necessary source content. But it still takes up to a minute for my TV to boot; it displays adverts; it needs software updates; it contains a microphone. That's a bunch of sully features I'd rather not have, but I can't exactly vote with my money here! (It's technically possible to do that, but I'd have to pay a massive, huge premium for a mediocre product. I don't think that situation counts.)